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Comment 2011 Empty spaces and meeting places: dealing with division, Julian Dobson, October 26 place 2010 An easy way to ask hard questions about places, people and resilience, Julian Dobson, November 10 2007 Water butts in every garden by 2010, Environment Minister Phil Woolas, October 31 2006 New Start editorial August 16 2006, Last week I spent an enjoyable hour talking about a shopping centre in Wigan. Seriously. New Start editorial June 14 2006, Teenagers have a way of making advice sound moronic. Tell them to remember to take their lunch, bus fare, sick note or whatever to school and they’ll reply, ‘well, durrr’ in that tone of voice reserved for imbeciles, before exiting the house leaving it behind. New Start editorial February 15 2006 - Buildings, both the elegant and inspiring ones and the ugly ones, impose their presence on a community. Line the Thames with discount warehouse sheds and you’ll facilitate a discount warehouse mentality. Your comment - Contribute via our Forums or a comment type article, or on any article via its talk page - click on 'talk' link at top of page

2010

UK first country to confirm legislation to require all new homes to be zero carbon from 2016, with all other buildings to meet the standard from 2019. The amendments to building regulations announced today will come into force in October, giving builders 6 months to prepare. 12 March

Tory plan to "give local people a real say in how to shape their area", February 23 topic

2007

• Design manual aims to put well-designed residential streets at the heart of sustainable communities, Communities and Local Government, March 29

2006

Potential of street markets being overlooked and undervalued, according to new research, September 11

• Government aiming to reduce planning restrictions on small-scale microgeneration equipment for people's homes. DCLG, June 8
• Government announce second phase of competition to challenge developers to deliver innovative low cost and low carbon housing, May 17
• CPRE asks: growth at what price in the South East?, March 29
• What future for suburbia? March 23
• Work starts on Manchester’s first urban water park, March 23
• Environmental protection must be part of solution to housing needs, Campaign to Protect Rural England, 15 March
• "Stronger" code for sustainable homes falls short - FoE, March 9
• CPRE argues for a strong 'brownfield first' approach, March 6
• New planning pilots launched for large developments ODPM, January 24

2005

• Campaigners welcome plans to make developers pay towards communities, December 5
• MPs to look again at Sustainable Housing, October 20
• People not planners make public space, September 12

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